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Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12th Annual Conference © 2011 IAABD<br />

Thus, <strong>the</strong> sample was not representative, and <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs should <strong>the</strong>refore, be <strong>in</strong>terpreted as <strong>in</strong>dicator<br />

ra<strong>the</strong>r than be<strong>in</strong>g made conclusive. For this reason, future research should: be conducted with a larger and<br />

more representative sample; cover <strong>the</strong> op<strong>in</strong>ions <strong>of</strong> a more significant number <strong>of</strong> top managers <strong>in</strong> all public<br />

and private organizations <strong>in</strong> Nigeria and identify several o<strong>the</strong>r barriers to <strong>the</strong> participation <strong>of</strong> women <strong>in</strong><br />

management which may not have been featured <strong>in</strong> this research study. The generalizability <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> results<br />

obta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> this study for o<strong>the</strong>r populations rema<strong>in</strong>s to be tested. Hence, future research should expand on<br />

<strong>the</strong> present study by replicat<strong>in</strong>g it <strong>in</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r discipl<strong>in</strong>es and o<strong>the</strong>r countries or cultures.<br />

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